PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- March 18, 2005 — JetBrains™, Inc.,
creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools, today announced that for the
third year in a row its
flagship IntelliJ IDEA 4.5 Java IDE has been honored in Software Development Magazine's
15th Annual Jolt
Product Excellence and Productivity Awards, this year as a Productivity Award winner in
the Languages and
Development Environments category. The Jolt Awards honors products that have "jolted"
the
productivity of software development managers and their teams by making the task of
creating software
faster,
easier and more efficient.

An intelligent Java IDE intensely focused on improving developer productivity while
reducing routine time
consuming tasks, IntelliJ IDEA was recognized by the editors of Software Development
Magazine at a gala
ceremony on March 16, 2005 at SD West in Santa Clara, California. Additional information
on the Jolt Product
Excellence & Productivity Awards and a complete list of the winners are available at
www.sdmagazine.com.

About JetBrains

JetBrains, Inc. is a technology-leading software development firm specializing in the
creation of
intelligent, productivity-enhancing software. The company is widely known for its
innovative, award-winning
Java integrated development environment, IntelliJ IDEA (see details on the Web at
http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/). JetBrains
maintains its
headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, with its R&D labs located in St. Petersburg,
Russia and Boston,
Massachusetts. For more information, see http://www.jetbrains.com.

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